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Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
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0. pCharting pthe pHeavens: pThe pFoundations pof pAstronomy
1. pThe pCopernican pRevolution: pThe pBirth pof pModern pScience
2. pLight pand pMatter: pThe pInner pWorkings pof pthe pCosmos
3. pTelescopes: pThe pTools pof pAstronomy
4. pThe pSolar pSystem: pInterplanetary pMatter pand pthe pBirth pof pthe pPlanets
5. pEarth pand pIts pMoon: pOur pCosmic pBackyard
6. pThe pTerrestrial pPlanets: pA pStudy pin pContrasts
7. pThe pJovian pPlanets: pGiants pof pthe pSolar pSystem
8. pMoons, pRings, pand pPlutoids: pSmall pWorlds pAmong pGiants
9. pThe pSun: pOur pParent pStar
10. pMeasuring pthe pStars: pGiants, pDwarfs, pand pthe pMain pSequence
11. pThe pInterstellar pMedium: pStar pFormation pin pthe pMilky pWay
12. pStellar pEvolution: pThe pLives pand pDeaths pof pStars
13. pNeutron pStars pand pBlack pHoles: pStrange pStates pof pMatter
14. pThe pMilky pWay pGalaxy: pA pSpiral pin pSpace
15. pNormal pand pActive pGalaxies: pBuilding pBlocks pof pthe pUniverse
16. pHubble’s pLaw pand pDark pMatter: pThe pLarge-Scale pStructure pof pthe pCosmos
17. pCosmology: pThe pBig pBang pand pthe pFate pof pthe pUniverse
18. pLife pin pthe pUniverse: pAre pWe pAlone?
,Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
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1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Earth.
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2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the celestial
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3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations.
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4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator.
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5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90 degrees.
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6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as alpha.
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7) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from the Sun.
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, 8) Over 20,000 stars are visible to the naked eye on the darkest, clearest nights.
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9) A star with a right ascension of 2.6 hrs will rise 2.6 hours after the vernal equinox.
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10) A tropical year is the same as a sidereal year.
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11) The sidereal day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to the stars.
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12) The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
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13) There are 3,600 arc seconds in a degree.
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14) An hour of right ascension corresponds to 60 degrees in the sky.
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15) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same angular diameter.
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16) At the solstices, the Sun's declination will be 23.5 degrees from the equator.
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Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
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Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
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,Table of Contents p p
0. pCharting pthe pHeavens: pThe pFoundations pof pAstronomy
1. pThe pCopernican pRevolution: pThe pBirth pof pModern pScience
2. pLight pand pMatter: pThe pInner pWorkings pof pthe pCosmos
3. pTelescopes: pThe pTools pof pAstronomy
4. pThe pSolar pSystem: pInterplanetary pMatter pand pthe pBirth pof pthe pPlanets
5. pEarth pand pIts pMoon: pOur pCosmic pBackyard
6. pThe pTerrestrial pPlanets: pA pStudy pin pContrasts
7. pThe pJovian pPlanets: pGiants pof pthe pSolar pSystem
8. pMoons, pRings, pand pPlutoids: pSmall pWorlds pAmong pGiants
9. pThe pSun: pOur pParent pStar
10. pMeasuring pthe pStars: pGiants, pDwarfs, pand pthe pMain pSequence
11. pThe pInterstellar pMedium: pStar pFormation pin pthe pMilky pWay
12. pStellar pEvolution: pThe pLives pand pDeaths pof pStars
13. pNeutron pStars pand pBlack pHoles: pStrange pStates pof pMatter
14. pThe pMilky pWay pGalaxy: pA pSpiral pin pSpace
15. pNormal pand pActive pGalaxies: pBuilding pBlocks pof pthe pUniverse
16. pHubble’s pLaw pand pDark pMatter: pThe pLarge-Scale pStructure pof pthe pCosmos
17. pCosmology: pThe pBig pBang pand pthe pFate pof pthe pUniverse
18. pLife pin pthe pUniverse: pAre pWe pAlone?
,Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
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1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Earth.
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2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the celestial
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3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations.
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4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator.
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5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90 degrees.
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6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as alpha.
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7) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from the Sun.
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9) A star with a right ascension of 2.6 hrs will rise 2.6 hours after the vernal equinox.
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10) A tropical year is the same as a sidereal year.
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11) The sidereal day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to the stars.
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12) The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
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13) There are 3,600 arc seconds in a degree.
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14) An hour of right ascension corresponds to 60 degrees in the sky.
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15) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same angular diameter.
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16) At the solstices, the Sun's declination will be 23.5 degrees from the equator.
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